Oct 16, 2026 · 57 min · 21 segments
Encore Presentation - Dr. Kelly. October 1 & 8, 2026. HOURS 1 & 3 What If the Biggest Health Threat Isn't the One You've Been Warned About? (10-1-26) John Rush and Dr. Kelly Victory ignite debate by…
Kelly VictoryGuestJohn RushHostAll right, Dr. Kelly, what's happening in Russia, and is it just in time for the midterms?

That said, we have known about this lab, uh, in Siberia, it's out in the hinterlands-

... um, that has been working on what- it's what they call an anti-plague lab.

Uh, they supposedly have been doing research, uh, on ways to combat and prevent and treat plague, which to be clear, is a bacterial infection caused by a specific bacterium called Yersinia pestis.

What we know, however, is going on at this lab is likely not simply, uh, studying it to find ways to prevent and treat it, but in fact, ways to potentially weaponize it.

In other words, um, it is very, very likely that the Russians have been conducting what's called gain of function research on Yersinia pestis, on the bacterium that causes plague, with the intention of potentially being able to create a dirty bomb or otherwise use it as a bioweapon.

Uh, what happened this past week as we have been told, and again, I said we have been told, I trust what comes out of Russia just perhaps a hair more than I trust what comes out of China.

But what we are told is that a laboratory worker at this, uh, anti-plague lab in Siberia, 28-year-old, reportedly died in the hospital, uh, a couple of days after coming down with a very severe, quote, "double pneumonia." Uh, and we have some vague, uh, story of her having broken a test tube.

So we do not know that this woman actually, uh, was exposed to Yersinia pestis.

Um, so the fact that this has been leaked, uh, as I said, when I say the timing is suspicious, there's no question that there are many out there who would like to foment, uh, hostility towards Russia, uh, uh, coming into the, uh, midterm elections.

But, uh, suffice to say, I certainly am keeping very, very close tabs on it, uh, to watch to see, are we going to see additional cases of some, uh, respiratory illness-
All right, Dr. Kelly, what's happening in Russia, and is it just in time for the midterms?

That said, we have known about this lab, uh, in Siberia, it's out in the hinterlands-

... um, that has been working on what- it's what they call an anti-plague lab.

Uh, they supposedly have been doing research, uh, on ways to combat and prevent and treat plague, which to be clear, is a bacterial infection caused by a specific bacterium called Yersinia pestis.

What we know, however, is going on at this lab is likely not simply, uh, studying it to find ways to prevent and treat it, but in fact, ways to potentially weaponize it.

In other words, um, it is very, very likely that the Russians have been conducting what's called gain of function research on Yersinia pestis, on the bacterium that causes plague, with the intention of potentially being able to create a dirty bomb or otherwise use it as a bioweapon.

Uh, what happened this past week as we have been told, and again, I said we have been told, I trust what comes out of Russia just perhaps a hair more than I trust what comes out of China.

But what we are told is that a laboratory worker at this, uh, anti-plague lab in Siberia, 28-year-old, reportedly died in the hospital, uh, a couple of days after coming down with a very severe, quote, "double pneumonia." Uh, and we have some vague, uh, story of her having broken a test tube.

So we do not know that this woman actually, uh, was exposed to Yersinia pestis.

Um, so the fact that this has been leaked, uh, as I said, when I say the timing is suspicious, there's no question that there are many out there who would like to foment, uh, hostility towards Russia, uh, uh, coming into the, uh, midterm elections.

But, uh, suffice to say, I certainly am keeping very, very close tabs on it, uh, to watch to see, are we going to see additional cases of some, uh, respiratory illness-
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